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Gauteng’s food safety nightmare deepens as the Public Protector slams local government for catastrophic failures — with 23 children dead and a critical shortage of environmental health inspectors. Only 30.3% of needed inspectors are on the job, with some districts at just 16%. Blame isn’t on foreign spaza shop owners — despite their majority ownership — but on municipalities for lax enforcement and broken systems. The report demands urgent action: more inspectors, stricter compliance, and a technical committee to overhaul food safety across the province.

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